AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Linda Nuss

CHEN305 · CHEM305 · CHEM401 · CHEM305317 · 97 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you are ready to treat chem as a full-time workload and can handle a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyLots of homeworkUnapproachableACS final
  • Chemistry courses are hard with , and .
  • Many students call her rude or unapproachable; and fair if you grind.
  • ; some report ACS final without warning.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A is possible with heavy weekly study, homework, and exam prep, but and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Dense , and difficult unit exams overwhelm many students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Skip class and you will not pass is a recurring tag; lectures and labs are treated as required.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; dedicated students who use resources like her, others strongly urge switching professors.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

26/100

, and accusations of cheating lower grading friendliness.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of Mastering Chem or , and multi-hour weekly study expectations.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

some praise organization and help in office hours; .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Unit exams, quizzes, and as required practice.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person chem lecture and , and sometimes an ; success needs constant study and attendance.

Main concern

Mismatch between study guides and and frustration.

What students said

“ and shes plain rude.”
CHEM401
“ and you'll get an easy A.”
CHEM305
“ .”
CHEM401

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely called hard and sometimes misaligned with study guides; ACS final appears in some CHEM401 reports.

Unit examsHard quizzesACS finalStudy guide mismatchNo curve often

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are tough; several students say tests do not match practice materials and .

Unit examsQuizzesACS finalPractice exams postedStudy guide mismatch
“ !”
CHEM401
“The thing that threw me off the most about this class .”
CHEM401
“ as help tools for .”
CHEM305

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“By far the . . Her tests are nothing like her study guides and shes plain rude.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting exams, workload, and split teaching opinions. Credibility rating: High.

🧪

34/100

“ and shes plain rude.”

📚 Heavy Chem Workload

22/100

“This class will be your life for 4 months. Lots of work both in and out of class.”

⚖️

26/100

“Professor has high expectations, taking partial points off of small things such as sig figs.”

👍 When It Works

48/100

“She somehow managed to make Chem 401 very easy. The class was not bad at all.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is a very stereotypical grumpy teacher
  • She's amazing!
  • Lectures are long, & shes very condescending towards her students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • More than half the class would fail the
  • An A is attainable with hard work!
  • .

Theme 3

📋

  • but be ready for a load of it
  • or study guide she gives.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

97

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across CHEM305 and CHEM401 over many years show a and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 519
3 out of 511
2 out of 511
1 out of 517

Course coverage

CHEM30526 reviews
CHEM40120 reviews
3052 reviews
CHEM3053171 review
CHEN3051 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A 3

B range

6

B+ 4 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1